Important Reminders

STAAR Practice Tests for ELA will be December 2-6. Benchmark Testing Dates are from December 9-20. Reading Summaries are due weekly on Fridays. Complete Book Report will be due December 13th. Please follow previous format posted on the blog and submit via the Book Form on the blog. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask or request a conference with me.

Missing Work/Late Assignments. Please remember it is your responsibility to request make up work when you are absent. There is still a 2 week cut off time. If you have work that is late, 2 weeks after the due date, I will not accept it and a failing grade will remain in the grade book. Please be current with your work and check the database frequently. If you need resources, please let me know.

PBLs 2nd Quarter

Eng I and Eng III classes, the next task you will need to complete for your ELA component is Task 13. You will need to begin writing your respective essays, revise, and proof them before you post to your website. The deadline for your essays to be written and proofed for publication is December 9, 2013.

Mock STAAR

We will administer the Mock STAAR tests from 11/18 - 11/22. Please practice your writing and reading strategies. Take these tests seriously as they help us determine how prepared you are for the actual test, as well as indicate whether you may need additional help.

Narrative Essays

Please follow the link to become familiar with narrative rubric:

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson116/NarrativeRubric.pdf

Expository Essays

Please follow the link below to become familiar with the rubric you will be graded on for expository essays:

www.tea.state.tx.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147504094‎

Edmodo

All Students. Make sure you have joined your appropriate group. Juniors should all be in the group. I will be closing groups at the end of the week. Freshmen you have two groups, Freshmen, Freshmen AP. Freshmen is sbyt88, Freshmen AP fbg6p3. We will do a lot more discussions and take quizzes in Edmodo this quarter.

Reading Summaries

Please keep reading. Independent reading is expected on a weekly basis. Reading summaries will resume next Friday, November 1. I would like your reading summaries to be two paragraphs long (10 sentences) about the plot, the characters, and conflicts.